Back End Developer

Company Details

Careem Grocery is redefining how people shop for groceries, pharmacy, and retail products in the Middle East. As an innovative vertical within Careem, the region's leading super app, Careem Grocery aims to simplify lives by offering a seamless, fast, and reliable shopping experience. With a focus on quality, trust, and convenience, Careem Grocery is committed to delivering essentials swiftly, ensuring customers have more time for what truly matters

.Job Roles & Responsibiliti

• esWork closely with other engineers on the team to build highly scalable and robust backend applications and services usi

  ng Java and

• Go.Design, implement, and maintain backend features aligned with product requiremen
• ts.Write high-quality, performant, and reliable code while working independently on defined tasks and bu
• gs.Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to define functional specifications and deliver complete featur
• es.Integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic and optimize application performan
• ce.Maintain code quality by conducting thorough code reviews and automated testi
• ng.Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and participate in the on-call rotation to resolve incidents within S
• LA.Enhance application scalability to meet growing customer demand in the retail and grocery sect
• or.Implement and maintain data storage solutions using relational and non-relational databas
• es.Stay updated with backend development best practices, trends, and cloud technologies (Azure, GCP, AW

S).Ideal candidate pro

• file4+ years of professional software development experience

  with Java a

  n
• d Go.Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical f
• ield.Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, and algori
• thms.Experience operating online systems reliably, including deploying changes to production in live sys
• tems.Hands-on experience with Java Spring framework and Go-based microserv
• ices.Experience working with container technologies suc

  h as D

  ocker and orchestration platforms

  like Kuber

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• etes.Experience with relational and non-relational database sys
• tems.Familiarity with cloud platforms suc

  h as Azure, Google Cloud Platform, an

  d
• AWS.Knowledge and application of professional software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operat
• ions.Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to product-focused, high-paced environm
• ents.Proactive and collaborative mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality solu